GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-8vcg-cfxj-p5m3 Weblate is vulnerable to RCE through Git config file overwrite

CRITICAL Published 2025-12-18 Modified 2026-02-06 Official page ↗

Aliases: CVE-2025-68398
Ecosystem: PyPI
Packages: Weblate
Severity: Critical
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-20, CWE-22
Reviewed: 2025-12-18

Affected packages

• PyPI Weblate: < 5.15.1 → fixed in 5.15.1

Description

Impact It was possible to overwrite Git configuration remotely and override some of its behavior. Resources Thanks to Jason Marcello for responsible disclosure.

Alias · CVE (1)

CVE-2025-68398 Weblate is a web based localization tool. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References

https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-8vcg-cfxj-p5m3 web
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68398 advisory
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17330 web
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17345 web
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/4837a4154390f7c1d03c0e398aa6439dcfa361b4 web
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/commit/dd8c9d7b00eebe28770fa0e2cd96126791765ea7 web
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate package
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-5.15.1 web